The New York Mets took on the Houston Astros at FITTEAM Ballpark in Palm Beach, Florida on Friday evening and lost 3-2 on a walk-off homer.
The Mets sent right-hander, Michael Wacha to the mound, with Lance McCullers Jr. starting for Houston. Check the box score here
Pitching
Michael Wacha had a solid outing on Friday where he went 2 1/3 innings, allowing five hits, one walk, and only one run. Despite giving up three two-out singles, the 28-year-old veteran held the Astros offense to one run. Wacha’s spring training ERA now stands at 1.17 after three outings.
Ryder Ryan was the second pitcher to come in for the Mets where he faced one batter to end the 3rd.
Right-hander Pedro Payano replaced Ryan in the fourth, where he struggled with his command walking two batters and allowing a run.
Ryley Gilliam walked the first batter he faced to load the bases in the fourth, but go out of the jam. He then bounced back with a 1-2-3 fifth.
Kevin Smith was the fifth pitcher used by the Mets. Smith pitched two scoreless innings while giving up only one hit and striking out two batters.
Adonis Uceta pitched a scoreless eighth inning with two strikeouts. Uceta lowered his ERA to 7.20.
Yefry Ramirez took the mound in the ninth inning and immediately gave up a walk-off home-run to Chas McCormick.
Offense
The Mets bats were quiet on Friday, but Brandon Nimmo got the Mets started with his leadoff triple where he was then driven in by Pete Alonso on an RBI groundout.
Amed Rosario started the 2nd with a leadoff triple and he was then driven in by Eduardo Nunez on another RBI groundout.
Luis Guillorme smacked a double and also made a few fine defensive plays at third base. Nimmo was the only Met with two hits on the night, he has a 1.030 OPS this spring.
On Deck
The Mets will head home to Clover Park on Saturday, where they will face their division rival, the Washington Nationals. The first pitch is scheduled for 1:10 p.m. ET with Steven Matz taking the mound for the Mets with Austin Voth for the Nationals.
